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As a writer, I'm completely opposed to the abolition of copyright.
I do think current terms are too long, and enforcement has reached ridiculous extremes, but that doesn't mean the principle of copyright isn't sound.
When I hear someone talking about "abolishing copyright," what I hear is: "I want to steal your work and make money from it." That doesn't sit well with me. I'm not really concerned with casual pirates, people who use the darknet to download books for personal consumption. I don't like it, but it's part of the cost of doing business. The person who reads one book for free might buy the next.
However, that forbearance evaporates in the face of those who want to take my work and sell it for personal gain without compensating me. I have a big problem with piracy for profit and that's what abolishing copyright means. It doesn't mean "information wants to be free." It doesn't mean "there's no harm in sharing intellectual property." It means "profiting from theft or slavery is fine by me."
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